Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
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2003
1h 42m
6.3(2301 votes)
Action
Crime
Thriller

Overview

A corrupt CIA agent Sands hires hitman El Mariachi to assassinate a Mexican general hired by a drug kingpin attempting a coup d'état of the President of Mexico.

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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures
Dimension Films
Troublemaker Studios

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

38 members
Acting

Antonio Banderas

El Mariachi

Antonio Banderas
Acting

Johnny Depp

CIA Agent Jeffrey Sands

Johnny Depp
Acting

Cheech Marin

Belini

Cheech Marin
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Salma Hayek Pinault

Carolina

Salma Hayek Pinault
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Mickey Rourke

Billy Chambers

Mickey Rourke
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Willem Dafoe

Armando Barillo

Willem Dafoe
Acting

Eva Mendes

CIA Agent Ajedrez

Eva Mendes
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Danny Trejo

Cucuy

Danny Trejo
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Rubén Blades

Jorge, Retired FBI Agent

Rubén Blades
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Enrique Iglesias

Lorenzo

Enrique Iglesias
Acting

Marco Leonardi

Fideo

Marco Leonardi
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Troy Robinson

Romero

Troy Robinson
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Gerardo Vigil

General Marquez

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Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

President of Mexico

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Acting

Julio Oscar Mechoso

Nicholas, Presidential Advisor

Julio Oscar Mechoso
Acting

Tito Larriva

Cab Driver

Tito Larriva
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Miguel Couturier

Dr. Guevera

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Tony Valdes

Chicle Boy

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José Luis Avendaño

Alvaro

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Rodolfo De Alexandre

Omar

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Natália Torres

El Mariachi's Daughter

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Costume & Make-Up

Steve Constancio

Right Hand

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Costume & Make-Up

Ermahn Ospina

Qui-Que

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Production

Luz María Rojas

Pistolera

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Crew

Mario Simon

Cook

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Bernard Hacker

Blascoe

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Cecilia Tijerina

Waitress

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Carola Vázquez

Hospital Administrator

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René Gatica

Chief Federale

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Silvia Santoyo

Bachelorette

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Juan Pablo Llaguno

Bull Fighter

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Ignacio Torre

Teacher

Ignacio Torre
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Rojo Grau

Manny

Rojo Grau
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Jorge Becerril

Taco

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Víctor Carpinteiro

Left Nut

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Dagoberto Gama

Que Pasa

Dagoberto Gama
Acting

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Bartender with Gun (uncredited)

Thomas Rosales Jr.
Acting

Khristian Lupo

Soldier (uncredited)

Khristian Lupo

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